Before Presidents' Day

The postcard is unused with no date. However, this 46-star
flag would be seen after Oklahoma became a state in 1908
and before the statehood of Arizona and New Mexico in 1912. 

After the death of George Washington in 1799, his birthday on February 22 became an unofficial day of remembrance. In 1879, Washington's birthday became a holiday in the District of Columbia and, by 1885, a national holiday.

Washington's birthday was moved to the third Monday in February in 1971 as a result of the Uniform Monday Holiday Act. The change from February 22nd led to the commercial combining of Washington's birthday and Lincoln's February 12th birthday for the purpose of three-day weekend sales. By the early 2000s, most states considered the third Monday in February Presidents' Day and many recognize it as a day to honor the lives of all American Presidents. However, official federal government calendars still list the third Monday in February as Washington's Birthday. 

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Sources

Postcard from the collection of Diana Bryan Quinn

Presidents Day 2019 - HISTORY. Web. 4 Feb. 2019. <https://www.history.com/topics/holidays/presidents-day>.